Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE: SCULPTURE RESTORER NATHALIE PRUHA IS CLEANING AND RESTORING THE PIETA, A SCULPTURE EXECUTED IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BY NICOLAS COUSTOU TO SATISFY THE WISH OF LOUIS XIII. THE VIRGIN TURNS HER DISTRESSED FACE TOWARDS HEAVEN AND OPENS HER ARMS IN A SIGN OF ACCEPTANCE AND OFFERING. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF APRIL 15 2019. EXCLUSIVE REPORT IN THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE CHOIR SEEN FROM THE KEYSTONE ABOVE THE APSE. WILLED BY LOUIS XIII IN APPRECIATION OF MOTHERHOOD ANNE OF AUSTRIA, BUT EXECUTED BY HIS SON LOUIS XIV, THE BAROQUE ALTAR HAS REGAINED DARKNESS AND MYSTERY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. ON STAINED GLASS, ART GLASS HIGHLIGHTED THE GLORIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN, AND ON THE SIDES, GAVE A FACE TO THE FOUNDERS OF THE CHURCH OF PARIS, INCLUDING SAINT DENIS AND SAINT MARCEL. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE APSE OF THE CHOIR AND THE PIETA MADE BY NICOLAS COUSTOU. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE - WINTER 2023-2024: SCULPTURE RESTORER NATHALIE PRUHA IS CLEANING AND RESTORING THE PIETA, A SCULPTURE EXECUTED IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BY NICOLAS COUSTOU TO SATISFY THE WISH OF LOUIS XIII. THE VIRGIN TURNS HER DISTRESSED FACE TOWARDS HEAVEN AND OPENS HER ARMS IN A SIGN OF ACCEPTANCE AND OFFERING. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM